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<p class="purpose">To inflect adjectives into comparative and superlative forms.</p>

<p class="commentary firstcommentary"><a id="SP1" class="paragraph-anchor"></a><b>&#167;1. </b>In English, the comparative of an adjective can generally be formed by
suffixing the inflected form with "than"; thus, "big" to "bigger than".
The following does the suffixing:
</p>

<pre class="displayed-code all-displayed-code code-font">
<span class="function-syntax">&lt;comparative-construction&gt;</span>
<span class="plain-syntax">    ... </span><span class="identifier-syntax">than</span>
</pre>
<p class="commentary firstcommentary"><a id="SP2" class="paragraph-anchor"></a><b>&#167;2. </b>This is essentially a wrapper function for the trie &lt;adjective-to-comparative&gt;.
</p>

<pre class="displayed-code all-displayed-code code-font">
<span class="identifier-syntax">wording</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="function-syntax">Grading::make_comparative</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="identifier-syntax">wording</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">W</span><span class="plain-syntax">, </span><span class="identifier-syntax">NATURAL_LANGUAGE_WORDS_TYPE</span><span class="plain-syntax"> *</span><span class="identifier-syntax">nl</span><span class="plain-syntax">) {</span>
<span class="plain-syntax">    </span><span class="identifier-syntax">TEMPORARY_TEXT</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="identifier-syntax">comprised</span><span class="plain-syntax">)</span>
<span class="plain-syntax">    </span><span class="identifier-syntax">TEMPORARY_TEXT</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="identifier-syntax">transformed</span><span class="plain-syntax">)</span>
<span class="plain-syntax">    </span><span class="reserved-syntax">if</span><span class="plain-syntax"> (*(</span><span class="identifier-syntax">Lexer::word_text</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="identifier-syntax">Wordings::first_wn</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="identifier-syntax">W</span><span class="plain-syntax">))) == </span><span class="character-syntax">'\"'</span><span class="plain-syntax">)</span>
<span class="plain-syntax">        </span><span class="identifier-syntax">WRITE_TO</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="identifier-syntax">comprised</span><span class="plain-syntax">, </span><span class="string-syntax">"some-long-text"</span><span class="plain-syntax">);</span>
<span class="plain-syntax">    </span><span class="reserved-syntax">else</span>
<span class="plain-syntax">        </span><span class="identifier-syntax">WRITE_TO</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="identifier-syntax">comprised</span><span class="plain-syntax">, </span><span class="string-syntax">"%N"</span><span class="plain-syntax">, </span><span class="identifier-syntax">Wordings::first_wn</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="identifier-syntax">W</span><span class="plain-syntax">));</span>
<span class="plain-syntax">    </span><span class="identifier-syntax">nl</span><span class="plain-syntax"> = </span><a href="4-dl.html#SP1" class="function-link"><span class="function-syntax">DefaultLanguage::get</span></a><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="identifier-syntax">nl</span><span class="plain-syntax">);</span>
<span class="plain-syntax">    </span><span class="identifier-syntax">match_avinue</span><span class="plain-syntax"> *</span><span class="identifier-syntax">comp_trie</span><span class="plain-syntax"> =</span>
<span class="plain-syntax">        </span><span class="identifier-syntax">PreformUtilities::define_trie</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="function-syntax">&lt;adjective-to-comparative&gt;</span><span class="plain-syntax">, </span><span class="identifier-syntax">TRIE_END</span><span class="plain-syntax">,</span>
<span class="plain-syntax">            </span><a href="4-dl.html#SP1" class="function-link"><span class="function-syntax">DefaultLanguage::get</span></a><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="identifier-syntax">nl</span><span class="plain-syntax">));</span>
<span class="plain-syntax">    </span><a href="2-tai.html#SP1" class="function-link"><span class="function-syntax">Inflect::suffix</span></a><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="identifier-syntax">transformed</span><span class="plain-syntax">, </span><span class="identifier-syntax">comp_trie</span><span class="plain-syntax">, </span><span class="identifier-syntax">comprised</span><span class="plain-syntax">);</span>
<span class="plain-syntax">    </span><span class="identifier-syntax">wording</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">PW</span><span class="plain-syntax"> = </span><span class="identifier-syntax">Feeds::feed_text</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="identifier-syntax">transformed</span><span class="plain-syntax">);</span>
<span class="plain-syntax">    </span><span class="identifier-syntax">word_assemblage</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">merged</span><span class="plain-syntax"> =</span>
<span class="plain-syntax">        </span><span class="identifier-syntax">PreformUtilities::merge</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="function-syntax">&lt;comparative-construction&gt;</span><span class="plain-syntax">, </span><span class="constant-syntax">0</span><span class="plain-syntax">,</span>
<span class="plain-syntax">            </span><span class="identifier-syntax">WordAssemblages::from_wording</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="identifier-syntax">PW</span><span class="plain-syntax">));</span>
<span class="plain-syntax">    </span><span class="identifier-syntax">PW</span><span class="plain-syntax"> = </span><span class="identifier-syntax">WordAssemblages::to_wording</span><span class="plain-syntax">(&amp;</span><span class="identifier-syntax">merged</span><span class="plain-syntax">);</span>
<span class="plain-syntax">    </span><span class="identifier-syntax">LOGIF</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="identifier-syntax">CONSTRUCTED_PLURALS</span><span class="plain-syntax">, </span><span class="string-syntax">"[Comparative of %W is %W]\n"</span><span class="plain-syntax">, </span><span class="identifier-syntax">W</span><span class="plain-syntax">, </span><span class="identifier-syntax">PW</span><span class="plain-syntax">);</span>
<span class="plain-syntax">    </span><span class="identifier-syntax">DISCARD_TEXT</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="identifier-syntax">transformed</span><span class="plain-syntax">)</span>
<span class="plain-syntax">    </span><span class="identifier-syntax">DISCARD_TEXT</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="identifier-syntax">comprised</span><span class="plain-syntax">)</span>
<span class="plain-syntax">    </span><span class="reserved-syntax">return</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">PW</span><span class="plain-syntax">;</span>
<span class="plain-syntax">}</span>
</pre>
<p class="commentary firstcommentary"><a id="SP3" class="paragraph-anchor"></a><b>&#167;3. </b>This is essentially a wrapper function for the trie &lt;adjective-to-superlative&gt;.
</p>

<pre class="displayed-code all-displayed-code code-font">
<span class="identifier-syntax">wording</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="function-syntax">Grading::make_superlative</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="identifier-syntax">wording</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">W</span><span class="plain-syntax">, </span><span class="identifier-syntax">NATURAL_LANGUAGE_WORDS_TYPE</span><span class="plain-syntax"> *</span><span class="identifier-syntax">nl</span><span class="plain-syntax">) {</span>
<span class="plain-syntax">    </span><span class="identifier-syntax">TEMPORARY_TEXT</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="identifier-syntax">comprised</span><span class="plain-syntax">)</span>
<span class="plain-syntax">    </span><span class="identifier-syntax">TEMPORARY_TEXT</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="identifier-syntax">transformed</span><span class="plain-syntax">)</span>
<span class="plain-syntax">    </span><span class="reserved-syntax">if</span><span class="plain-syntax"> (*(</span><span class="identifier-syntax">Lexer::word_text</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="identifier-syntax">Wordings::first_wn</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="identifier-syntax">W</span><span class="plain-syntax">))) == </span><span class="character-syntax">'\"'</span><span class="plain-syntax">)</span>
<span class="plain-syntax">        </span><span class="identifier-syntax">WRITE_TO</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="identifier-syntax">comprised</span><span class="plain-syntax">, </span><span class="string-syntax">"some-long-text"</span><span class="plain-syntax">);</span>
<span class="plain-syntax">    </span><span class="reserved-syntax">else</span>
<span class="plain-syntax">        </span><span class="identifier-syntax">WRITE_TO</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="identifier-syntax">comprised</span><span class="plain-syntax">, </span><span class="string-syntax">"%N"</span><span class="plain-syntax">, </span><span class="identifier-syntax">Wordings::first_wn</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="identifier-syntax">W</span><span class="plain-syntax">));</span>
<span class="plain-syntax">    </span><span class="identifier-syntax">nl</span><span class="plain-syntax"> = </span><a href="4-dl.html#SP1" class="function-link"><span class="function-syntax">DefaultLanguage::get</span></a><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="identifier-syntax">nl</span><span class="plain-syntax">);</span>
<span class="plain-syntax">    </span><span class="identifier-syntax">match_avinue</span><span class="plain-syntax"> *</span><span class="identifier-syntax">comp_trie</span><span class="plain-syntax"> =</span>
<span class="plain-syntax">        </span><span class="identifier-syntax">PreformUtilities::define_trie</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="function-syntax">&lt;adjective-to-superlative&gt;</span><span class="plain-syntax">, </span><span class="identifier-syntax">TRIE_END</span><span class="plain-syntax">,</span>
<span class="plain-syntax">            </span><a href="4-dl.html#SP1" class="function-link"><span class="function-syntax">DefaultLanguage::get</span></a><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="identifier-syntax">nl</span><span class="plain-syntax">));</span>
<span class="plain-syntax">    </span><a href="2-tai.html#SP1" class="function-link"><span class="function-syntax">Inflect::suffix</span></a><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="identifier-syntax">transformed</span><span class="plain-syntax">, </span><span class="identifier-syntax">comp_trie</span><span class="plain-syntax">, </span><span class="identifier-syntax">comprised</span><span class="plain-syntax">);</span>
<span class="plain-syntax">    </span><span class="identifier-syntax">wording</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">PW</span><span class="plain-syntax"> = </span><span class="identifier-syntax">Feeds::feed_text</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="identifier-syntax">transformed</span><span class="plain-syntax">);</span>
<span class="plain-syntax">    </span><span class="identifier-syntax">LOGIF</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="identifier-syntax">CONSTRUCTED_PLURALS</span><span class="plain-syntax">, </span><span class="string-syntax">"[Superlative of %W is %W]\n"</span><span class="plain-syntax">, </span><span class="identifier-syntax">W</span><span class="plain-syntax">, </span><span class="identifier-syntax">PW</span><span class="plain-syntax">);</span>
<span class="plain-syntax">    </span><span class="identifier-syntax">DISCARD_TEXT</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="identifier-syntax">transformed</span><span class="plain-syntax">)</span>
<span class="plain-syntax">    </span><span class="identifier-syntax">DISCARD_TEXT</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="identifier-syntax">comprised</span><span class="plain-syntax">)</span>
<span class="plain-syntax">    </span><span class="reserved-syntax">return</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">PW</span><span class="plain-syntax">;</span>
<span class="plain-syntax">}</span>
</pre>
<p class="commentary firstcommentary"><a id="SP4" class="paragraph-anchor"></a><b>&#167;4. </b>This is essentially a wrapper function for the trie &lt;adjective-to-quiddity&gt;.
There has to be a better term than "quiddity" for this grammatical concept
(it is some sort of morphological nominalisation) but what I mean is the
property of which the given adjective makes a comparison: for instance,
"tallness" for "tall", or "steeliness" for "steely".
</p>

<pre class="displayed-code all-displayed-code code-font">
<span class="identifier-syntax">wording</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="function-syntax">Grading::make_quiddity</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="identifier-syntax">wording</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">W</span><span class="plain-syntax">, </span><span class="identifier-syntax">NATURAL_LANGUAGE_WORDS_TYPE</span><span class="plain-syntax"> *</span><span class="identifier-syntax">nl</span><span class="plain-syntax">) {</span>
<span class="plain-syntax">    </span><span class="identifier-syntax">TEMPORARY_TEXT</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="identifier-syntax">comprised</span><span class="plain-syntax">)</span>
<span class="plain-syntax">    </span><span class="identifier-syntax">TEMPORARY_TEXT</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="identifier-syntax">transformed</span><span class="plain-syntax">)</span>
<span class="plain-syntax">    </span><span class="reserved-syntax">if</span><span class="plain-syntax"> (*(</span><span class="identifier-syntax">Lexer::word_text</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="identifier-syntax">Wordings::first_wn</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="identifier-syntax">W</span><span class="plain-syntax">))) == </span><span class="character-syntax">'\"'</span><span class="plain-syntax">)</span>
<span class="plain-syntax">        </span><span class="identifier-syntax">WRITE_TO</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="identifier-syntax">comprised</span><span class="plain-syntax">, </span><span class="string-syntax">"some-long-text"</span><span class="plain-syntax">);</span>
<span class="plain-syntax">    </span><span class="reserved-syntax">else</span>
<span class="plain-syntax">        </span><span class="identifier-syntax">WRITE_TO</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="identifier-syntax">comprised</span><span class="plain-syntax">, </span><span class="string-syntax">"%N"</span><span class="plain-syntax">, </span><span class="identifier-syntax">Wordings::first_wn</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="identifier-syntax">W</span><span class="plain-syntax">));</span>
<span class="plain-syntax">    </span><span class="identifier-syntax">nl</span><span class="plain-syntax"> = </span><a href="4-dl.html#SP1" class="function-link"><span class="function-syntax">DefaultLanguage::get</span></a><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="identifier-syntax">nl</span><span class="plain-syntax">);</span>
<span class="plain-syntax">    </span><span class="identifier-syntax">match_avinue</span><span class="plain-syntax"> *</span><span class="identifier-syntax">comp_trie</span><span class="plain-syntax"> =</span>
<span class="plain-syntax">        </span><span class="identifier-syntax">PreformUtilities::define_trie</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="function-syntax">&lt;adjective-to-quiddity&gt;</span><span class="plain-syntax">, </span><span class="identifier-syntax">TRIE_END</span><span class="plain-syntax">,</span>
<span class="plain-syntax">            </span><a href="4-dl.html#SP1" class="function-link"><span class="function-syntax">DefaultLanguage::get</span></a><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="identifier-syntax">nl</span><span class="plain-syntax">));</span>
<span class="plain-syntax">    </span><a href="2-tai.html#SP1" class="function-link"><span class="function-syntax">Inflect::suffix</span></a><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="identifier-syntax">transformed</span><span class="plain-syntax">, </span><span class="identifier-syntax">comp_trie</span><span class="plain-syntax">, </span><span class="identifier-syntax">comprised</span><span class="plain-syntax">);</span>
<span class="plain-syntax">    </span><span class="identifier-syntax">wording</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">PW</span><span class="plain-syntax"> = </span><span class="identifier-syntax">Feeds::feed_text</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="identifier-syntax">transformed</span><span class="plain-syntax">);</span>
<span class="plain-syntax">    </span><span class="identifier-syntax">LOGIF</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="identifier-syntax">CONSTRUCTED_PLURALS</span><span class="plain-syntax">, </span><span class="string-syntax">"[Quiddity of %W is %W]\n"</span><span class="plain-syntax">, </span><span class="identifier-syntax">W</span><span class="plain-syntax">, </span><span class="identifier-syntax">PW</span><span class="plain-syntax">);</span>
<span class="plain-syntax">    </span><span class="identifier-syntax">DISCARD_TEXT</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="identifier-syntax">transformed</span><span class="plain-syntax">)</span>
<span class="plain-syntax">    </span><span class="identifier-syntax">DISCARD_TEXT</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="identifier-syntax">comprised</span><span class="plain-syntax">)</span>
<span class="plain-syntax">    </span><span class="reserved-syntax">return</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">PW</span><span class="plain-syntax">;</span>
<span class="plain-syntax">}</span>
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